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        !             2:                GNU ASSEMBLER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
        !             3:                    (Clarified 11 Feb 1988)
        !             4: 
        !             5:  Copyright (C) 1988 Richard M. Stallman
        !             6:  Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
        !             7:  of this license, but changing it is not allowed.  You can also
        !             8:  use this wording to make the terms for other programs.
        !             9: 
        !            10:   The license agreements of most software companies keep you at the
        !            11: mercy of those companies.  By contrast, our general public license is
        !            12: intended to give everyone the right to share GAS.  To make sure that
        !            13: you get the rights we want you to have, we need to make restrictions
        !            14: that forbid anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender
        !            15: the rights.  Hence this license agreement.
        !            16: 
        !            17:   Specifically, we want to make sure that you have the right to give
        !            18: away copies of GAS, that you receive source code or else can get it
        !            19: if you want it, that you can change GAS or use pieces of it in new
        !            20: free programs, and that you know you can do these things.
        !            21: 
        !            22:   To make sure that everyone has such rights, we have to forbid you to
        !            23: deprive anyone else of these rights.  For example, if you distribute
        !            24: copies of GAS, you must give the recipients all the rights that you
        !            25: have.  You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the
        !            26: source code.  And you must tell them their rights.
        !            27: 
        !            28:   Also, for our own protection, we must make certain that everyone
        !            29: finds out that there is no warranty for GAS.  If GAS is modified by
        !            30: someone else and passed on, we want its recipients to know that what
        !            31: they have is not what we distributed, so that any problems introduced
        !            32: by others will not reflect on our reputation.
        !            33: 
        !            34:   Therefore we (Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation,
        !            35: Inc.) make the following terms which say what you must do to be
        !            36: allowed to distribute or change GAS.
        !            37: 
        !            38: 
        !            39:                        COPYING POLICIES
        !            40: 
        !            41:   1. You may copy and distribute verbatim copies of GAS source code as
        !            42: you receive it, in any medium, provided that you conspicuously and
        !            43: appropriately publish on each copy a valid copyright notice "Copyright
        !            44: (C) 1988 Free Software Foundation, Inc." (or with whatever year is
        !            45: appropriate); keep intact the notices on all files that refer to this
        !            46: License Agreement and to the absence of any warranty; and give any
        !            47: other recipients of the GAS program a copy of this License
        !            48: Agreement along with the program.  You may charge a distribution fee
        !            49: for the physical act of transferring a copy.
        !            50: 
        !            51:   2. You may modify your copy or copies of GAS or any portion of it,
        !            52: and copy and distribute such modifications under the terms of
        !            53: Paragraph 1 above, provided that you also do the following:
        !            54: 
        !            55:     a) cause the modified files to carry prominent notices stating
        !            56:     that you changed the files and the date of any change; and
        !            57: 
        !            58:     b) cause the whole of any work that you distribute or publish,
        !            59:     that in whole or in part contains or is a derivative of GAS or
        !            60:     any part thereof, to be licensed at no charge to all third
        !            61:     parties on terms identical to those contained in this License
        !            62:     Agreement (except that you may choose to grant more extensive
        !            63:     warranty protection to third parties, at your option).
        !            64: 
        !            65:     c) You may charge a distribution fee for the physical act of
        !            66:     transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer warranty
        !            67:     protection in exchange for a fee.
        !            68: 
        !            69: Mere aggregation of another unrelated program with this program (or its
        !            70: derivative) on a volume of a storage or distribution medium does not bring
        !            71: the other program under the scope of these terms.
        !            72: 
        !            73:   3. You may copy and distribute GNU CC (or a portion or derivative of it,
        !            74: under Paragraph 2) in object code or executable form under the terms of
        !            75: Paragraphs 1 and 2 above provided that you also do one of the following:
        !            76: 
        !            77:     a) accompany it with the complete corresponding machine-readable
        !            78:     source code, which must be distributed under the terms of
        !            79:     Paragraphs 1 and 2 above; or,
        !            80: 
        !            81:     b) accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three
        !            82:     years, to give any third party free (except for a nominal
        !            83:     shipping charge) a complete machine-readable copy of the
        !            84:     corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of
        !            85:     Paragraphs 1 and 2 above; or,
        !            86: 
        !            87:     c) accompany it with the information you received as to where the
        !            88:     corresponding source code may be obtained.  (This alternative is
        !            89:     allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you
        !            90:     received the program in object code or executable form alone.)
        !            91: 
        !            92: For an executable file, complete source code means all the source code for
        !            93: all modules it contains; but, as a special exception, it need not include
        !            94: source code for modules which are standard libraries that accompany the
        !            95: operating system on which the executable file runs.
        !            96: 
        !            97:   4. You may not copy, sublicense, distribute or transfer GAS
        !            98: except as expressly provided under this License Agreement.  Any attempt
        !            99: otherwise to copy, sublicense, distribute or transfer GAS is void and
        !           100: your rights to use the program under this License agreement shall be
        !           101: automatically terminated.  However, parties who have received computer
        !           102: software programs from you with this License Agreement will not have
        !           103: their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance.
        !           104: 
        !           105:   5. If you wish to incorporate parts of GAS into other free programs
        !           106: whose distribution conditions are different, write to the Free Software
        !           107: Foundation at 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139.  We have not yet worked
        !           108: out a simple rule that can be stated here, but we will often permit this.
        !           109: We will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all
        !           110: derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of
        !           111: software.
        !           112: 
        !           113: 
        !           114: Your comments and suggestions about our licensing policies and our
        !           115: software are welcome!  Please contact the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
        !           116: 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, or call (617) 876-3296.
        !           117: 
        !           118:                       NO WARRANTY
        !           119: 
        !           120:   BECAUSE GAS IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, WE PROVIDE ABSOLUTELY NO
        !           121: WARRANTY, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE STATE LAW.  EXCEPT
        !           122: WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING, FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION, INC,
        !           123: RICHARD M. STALLMAN AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE GAS "AS IS" WITHOUT
        !           124: WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
        !           125: LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
        !           126: A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND
        !           127: PERFORMANCE OF GAS IS WITH YOU.  SHOULD GAS PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU
        !           128: ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
        !           129: 
        !           130:  IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW WILL RICHARD M.
        !           131: STALLMAN, THE FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION, INC., AND/OR ANY OTHER PARTY
        !           132: WHO MAY MODIFY AND REDISTRIBUTE GAS AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO
        !           133: YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST MONIES, OR OTHER
        !           134: SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR
        !           135: INABILITY TO USE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA
        !           136: BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY THIRD PARTIES OR A
        !           137: FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS) GAS, EVEN
        !           138: IF YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR
        !           139: ANY CLAIM BY ANY OTHER PARTY.

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